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IHBC joins Civic Voice in celebrating 50 years of Conservation Areas

The IHBC has welcomed Civic Voice’s initiative to engage the widest public interest in the 2017 celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Civic Amenities Act and its inauguration of Conservation Areas, with the IHBC already proposing a celebratory issue of its membership journal Context in addition to supporting other partnering initiatives.

IHBC Vice Chair Kathy Davies said: ‘We’re delighted so see the Civic Voice take the lead in these celebrations, and we look forward to supporting their initiatives across a range of activities.’

‘The work of Civic Voice is fully in line with IHBC’s encouragement of communities to engage in managing their own historic environment as a result of better understanding and enjoyment of their surroundings.’

Designating a conservation area should not be seen as an end in itself: we live in a changing world and for the historic environment to survive and continue to be cherished it needs to be positively managed. We want communities across the country to come together and say ‘My Conservation Area Matters’. Next year, Civic Day will be held on 17th June 2017 and we will be asking groups across the country to help use Civic Day as a focus to celebrate 50 years of conservation areas. We want the nation to come together to say ‘my conservation area matters’ and participate in local and national events to recognise how conservation areas have helped keep many of our towns distinctive.

The 2019 STBA-SPAB Conference & Expo will look at the current situation of regulations and initiatives, as well as the skills training that enable our built environment to include a wealth of healthy buildings with heritage and aesthetic value.

The former Fisons warehouse in Bramford, near Ipswich, was the victim on another fire affecting our heritage. Listed Grade II and dating back to 1858 the building was destroyed by a fire thought to be arson.